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Shorting no longer needs a tick: SEC

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
In an historic decision, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday voted 5-0 to remove an almost 70-year-old rule that banned investors from shorting stocks while the price was still falling. The vote removed the so-called 'tick test' ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open flat with only a slight lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0742 AEDT, the March share price index contract was unchanged at 5969. In economic news today, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Virgin Money on the hunt for new CEO

... announced that its founding managing director Rohan Gamble has resigned. The news comes only a few days before Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson arrives to launch Virgin's third financial offering to the Australian market, rumoured to be a low-cost ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2005
... Statistics releases November jobs data while the Bank of Queensland fronts shareholders at its annual general meeting and Sir Richard branson speaks in Sydney. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as financial and home building shares declined amid worries about ...

Premium road to China now highly recommended

... press calling him the Warren Buffet of the East. He has even caught the attention of one of the world's renowned investors Sir John Templeton who said in a separate publication early this year, "I would suggest something I invested in a few months ago. ...

ORBITS now suitable for super funds

... ORB Investment Traded Securities (ORBITS) suitable for superannuation funds as part of its Superannuation Investment Review (SIR). Aegis's SIR assesses structured investments and alternative investments against the requirements of the Superannuation ...

Virgin Money to 'shake-up' super

... as the administrator and Trust as the trustee. Virgin said the $30 million investment was the largest investment ever for Sir Richard Branson in Australia. The superannuation fund is being launched in response to Branson concerns that the Australian ...

Options strategy beats index funds: study

Investors could produce higher returns than tracking an index with lower long-term risk by selling call options against the underlying stocks they sell, according to a study released last week. The research from the Securities Industry Research Centre ...

Mohl resigns from HHG board

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004
... management arm of AMP, said that AMP chief executive Andrew Mohl has resigned from the board of the UK-based group. HHG chairman Sir Malcolm Bates said it was appropriate for Mohl to concentrate solely on AMP's business following the successful demerger ...

Morning Market Wrap: Market likely to follow weak offshore indices

... increases of up to six per cent on its issue price. After closing more than 10 times oversubscribed, Virgin Blue, owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Australian transport logistics company Patrick Corp, have set the final price for shares ...